{"id":43026,"date":"2024-09-18T00:38:59","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T04:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=43026"},"modified":"2024-09-16T14:09:46","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T18:09:46","slug":"the-hobbit-1977","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/18\/the-hobbit-1977\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hobbit (1977)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/the-hobbit1977.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-43027\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/the-hobbit1977.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/the-hobbit1977.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/the-hobbit1977-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/the-hobbit1977-2x1.jpg 2w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a>Although not as good or edgy as Ralph Bakshi\u2019s more adult interpretations of the \u201cLord of the Rings\u201d novels, Rankin Bass\u2019s \u201cThe Hobbit\u201d is a very good animated movie that gets about as dark and edgy as possible. The movie is a nice and swiftly paced seventy seven minutes, allowing for this single adventure to go from point A to point B without ever missing a step. Unlike the bloated trilogy we saw from Peter Jackson, \u201cThe Hobbit\u201d gets the job done significantly better, even if the pacing is particularly rushed.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Based on the iconic novel from JRR Tolkien, Bilbo Baggins is a Hobbit set in his ways, when his occasional visitor Gandalf the Wizard drops in one evening. One by one, a whole group of dwarves drop in, and before he knows it, Bilbo has joined their quest to reclaim their kingdom, taken from them by an evil dragon named Smaug. The only problem is that Gandalf has told the dwarves that Bilbo is an expert burglar, but he isn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>Rankin Bass spares no quarter with this adaptation, offering up a darker and menacing fantasy adventure that features all the hallmarks of the novel. There are the ravenous trolls planning on eating the adventure party for a meal, and the Goblins attacking Bilbo, et al. There\u2019s even the famed \u201cRiddles in the Dark\u201d segment where Bilbo attempts to outwit the dreaded monster Gollum for the purposes of the mythical ring. All things considered, the movie has no real connection per se to Bakshi\u2019s movies, but there are allusions to novels and Rankin Bass\u2019s folksy animation style lends the aesthetic a lot of life and spirit.<\/p>\n<p>The movie also maintains the musical angle from the book, embracing the joyous and enthusiastic singing that helped punctuate the narrative from Tolkien. \u201cThe Hobbit\u201d garners some very spirited performances by Orson Bean as Bilbo Baggins, and John Huston as the enigmatic Gandalf. I also liked Richard Boone&#8217;s take on the dragon Smaug. While I wish Bakshi had continued finishing the \u201cLord of the Rings\u201d saga, Rankin Bass\u2019s adaptation is a worthwhile and often entertaining interpretation.<\/p>\n<p><em>Editor&#8217;s note: This review was written by Felix Vasquez Jr earlier this year<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although not as good or edgy as Ralph Bakshi\u2019s more adult interpretations of the \u201cLord of the Rings\u201d novels, Rankin Bass\u2019s \u201cThe Hobbit\u201d is a very good animated movie that gets about as dark and edgy as possible. 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